Alle Farben | |
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 Alle Farben in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frans Zimmer |
| Born | (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (age 39) |
| Origin | Kreuzberg,West Berlin |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, disc jockey |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Guesstimate/b1 |
| Website | alle-farben |
Frans Zimmer (born 5 June 1985), better known by hisstage nameAlle Farben (meaningAll Colours in German) is a GermanDJ andproducer. Since 2014 Zimmer is signed to the record label Guesstimate/b1 Recordings[1] and the publishing house Budde Music.[2]
Frans Zimmer was raised in Berlin'sKreuzberg district, where he lives and works today. After high school, Zimmer wanted to study art, but was not admitted to university. In the following years, he worked various odd jobs, including work as aconfectioner in a Berlin café. In 2010, he beganDJing in Berlin nightclubs and bars. Inspired by the artistFriedensreich Hundertwasser, he took the alias "Hundert Farben" (meaning Hundred Colours), which he later changed to his current stage name "Alle Farben"[3] (meaning All Colours)
On 9 May 2012 he played for 30,000 people[4] at the formerTempelhof Airport in Berlin. Since then, Zimmer DJs almost every weekend throughout Europe; he also played several shows inTel Aviv.
In September 2013, Zimmer announced through his Facebook page[5] that he had begun work on his debut album and in January 2014 in an interview with the German newspaperDie Tageszeitung[6] he confirmed the album would be ready in a few months. On 15 April 2014 Alle Farben releasedShe Moves (Far Away) featuring the vocals ofGraham Candy as a prerelease and the album's debut single. The album, entitledSynesthesia – I Think in Colours as per the official cover and the iTunes download page (with some media outlets opting to use the shorter termSynesthesia album in their coverage of the release), was released on 25 May 2014 in Europe through Kallias record label and Sony Music. Its 15 tracks include collaborations withGraham Candy andLydmor (on two songs apiece) and Sway Clarke II (on one). It also includes two bonus remixesShe Moves by Bakermat and Goldfish. In 2019, Farben collaborated withJames Blunt on the single and music videoWalk Away.[7]
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] | AUT [9] | SWI [10] | |||
| 2014 | Synesthesia – I Think in Colours | 20 | 54 | 40 | |
| 2016 | Music Is My Best Friend | 20 | — | 55 | |
| 2019 | Sticker on My Suitcase[11] | 29 | 72 [12] | 67 | |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] | AUT [9] | BEL (Fl) [13] | BEL (Wa) [14] | FRA [15] | NLD [16] | SPA [17] | SWI [10] | ||||
| 2014 | "She Moves (Far Away)" (featuringGraham Candy) | 9 | 15 | 43 | 47 | 173 | 21 | 41 | 21 | Synesthesia – I Think in Colours | |
| 2016 | "Please Tell Rosie" (featuringYounotus) | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | Music Is My Best Friend | |
| "Bad Ideas" | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | |||
| 2017 | "Little Hollywood" (withJanieck Devy) | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | Sticker on My Suitcase | |
| 2018 | "H.O.L.Y." (withRhodes) | 65 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Only Thing We Know" (withKelvin Jones and Younotus) | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "Fading" (withIlira) | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| 2019 | "Walk Away" (featuringJames Blunt)[22] | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Kids" (with Vize featuringGraham Candy)[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Love My Friends (And My Friends Love Me)" (withSteve Aoki featuringIcona Pop)[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Running Back to You" (withMartin Jensen andNico Santos) | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "Lemon Tree" (withFools Garden) | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"[25] (withRobin Schulz andIsrael Kamakawiwoʻole) | 82 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | Pink | ||
| "Alright" (featuring Kiddo) | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-album singles | |
| 2022 | "Castle" (with Hugel featuringFast Boy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let It Rain Down" (featuring Pollyanna) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Love Hurt Repeat" (with Lewis Thompson featuringMae Muller) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Call My Name" (featuring Sofiloud) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] | AUT [9] | BEL (Fl) [13] | BEL (Wa) [14] | FRA [15] | NLD [16] | SPA [17] | SWI [10] | ||||
| 2015 | "Supergirl" (Anna Naklab featuring Alle Farben &YOUNOTUS) | 2 | 1 | 33* (Ultratip) | 26* (Ultratip) | 52 | — | 52 | 5 |
| non-album single |
| 2018 | "Build a House" (Stefanie Heinzmann featuring Alle Farben) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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